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NAS Research Associateship Program 2010 - Next Deadline May 1, 2010 (Posted 1/15/2010
Detailed program information, including instructions on how to submit online applications, a list of participating laboratories and thier locations, and areas of research can be found on the NAS Website
SECuR-IT Summer Experience, Colloquium and Research in Information Technology - Application Deadline: February 1, 2010
- PROGRAM DATE: June 8 to August 13, 2010
- LOCATION: Stanford University, San Jose State University and Silicon Valley, California
- CONTACT: Dr. Kristen Gates-(510) 642-3737
- ONLINE APPLICATION
Additional information can be found at our website: http://www.truststc.org/securit/
The Summer Experience, Colloquium and Research in Information Technology(SECuR-IT) is a ten-week residential academic program with paid internship co-located at Stanford University and San Jose State University.
SECuR-IT participation is open to graduate students (M.S. & Ph.D). Participation is limited to 20 people and will be selected from a nationwide pool of applicants, who have demonstrated, outstanding academic talent. Women and historically underrepresented ethnic minority groups will be given strong consideration although everyone is encouraged to apply.
This is an excellent opportunity for students, having an emphasis in computer security, to gain invaluable research experience working with Silicon Valley technology company's. Students will also attend computer security seminars at Stanford University and San Jose State University.
SECuR-IT is made possible by the generous support of the National Science Foundation, and the Team for Research in Ubiquitous Secure Technologies.
Facebook Fellowship - Application Deadline: February 15, 2010
Items Needed:
- Research Summary (1-2 pages)
- must clearly identify area of focus and applicability to Facebook (see topical areas on website above)
- Your CV
- include your contact info (email, phone, mailing address)
- include applicable coursework
- Faculty Sponsor’s CV
- Two Letters of Recommendation
- One of the letters must be from faculty sponsor
Submission Instructions:
The above material should be submitted as 1 PDF to <fellowships@facebook.com> by 5pm on February 15, 2010.
Yahoo! Key Scientific Challenges Program - Application Deadline: March 5, 2010
Award Recipients Receive:
- $5,000 unrestricted research seed funding which can be used for conference fees and travel, lab materials, professional society membership dues, etc.
- Exclusive access to select Yahoo! datasets
- The unique opportunity to collaborate with our industry-leading scientists
- An invitation to this summer's exclusive Key Scientific Challenges Graduate Student Summit where you'll join the top minds in academia and industry to present your work, discuss research trends and jointly develop revolutionary approaches to fundamental problems
Items Needed:
- A nomination letter from your academic advisor
- A clear statement about the Key Scientific Challenge you are addressing
- A short summary (2-4 pages) describing your research and how it will make an impact in the KSC area you are addressing
- Resume or CV
Submission Instructions:
Email the above items to <ksc@yahoo-inc.com> by midnight PST, March 5th, 2010.
NSF Graduate Reseach Fellowship Program - Deadline passed for 2009
View 2009 RFP
The 2010 RFP is expected to be announced in late summer of 2010 and have a deadline in the mid-fall. Italic text
Human Subjects
Payments to Subjects
New Human Subject Incentives Program (HSIP)
What is the purpose of HSIP?
- Human Subject Incentives Program (HSIP) has developed a new process and a Web-based support system to accommodate the electronic routing, approval, and submission of subject fee payment requests. It is being developed by U-M to:
- Help eliminate redundant forms and information gathering.
- Facilitate internal routing and electronic approval, simplifying the process of moving the HSIP request from the PI, through the relevant campus units, and on to the Research Incentive Business Office (RIBO).
- Create a secure holding area for retention of subject information. Personal information will be kept in a secure central repository with highly restricted access. This greatly reduces the responsibility on the part of PI’s and unit staff for protecting confidential subject information.
- Give clear guidance for compliance with IRS and other regulatory guidelines.
- Offer several payment options that give flexibility to the researcher without putting them in a non-compliance situation.
- Reduce the need for SLA’s by connecting to eResearch for IRB waiver information.
- Have one central office for processing incentive requests, resolving incentive-related issues and answering questions that may involve a number of Finance areas. Many offices are involved in the incentive payment process, and it can be difficult to know where to go to get questions answered.
- Enhance subject payment coupons with tracking numbers for stronger security and reduction in theft of research funds.
What changes will I notice as I start to use the HSIP system?
- Completion of the HSIP request will be accomplished through an online worksheet.
- HSIP questions give options for incentive type, date needed, and delivery method.
- Several incentive requests can be done at one time, thus reducing the level of effort required to get multiple incentive distributions over an extended period of time.
- Electronic Routing
- Requests are quickly routed from PI to Approver to Central Administration for processing and request fulfillment.
- Turnaround time from request to fulfillment is dramatically reduced; can be as quick as same day to no more than 2 business days depending on incentive type.
- HSIP Request Tracking
- View the progress of your request at any time by checking your home page.
- Communications
- Receive email notifications from the system when the status changes on your HSIP request or action is required, e.g., make changes to a request, or submit evidence of distribution.
- Receive email notification when payment is due to be released to you. xs
- Receive notification when the request has been closed and expensed to the Project/Grant.
New HSIP Subject Fee Form (Tier 1)
Step-by-step How to Submit Request
Becky's PowerPoint Presentation on new HSIP System (10/2/2009)
Employee Subjects - change in process as of July 1, 2009
- Beginning July 1st, all human subjects will be paid as non-employees of the University of Michigan. This means that the last payments made to employees in the payroll system will be in the June monthly payroll and the first biweekly payroll in July (paydate 7/2/09).
- The Subject Fee Payment Form for Employees will not be accepted for processing in the payroll system after 6/25/09. Forms received in the Payroll Office prior to 8/1/09 will be forwarded to Accounts Payable for processing. Forms received in the Payroll Office after 8/1/09 will be returned to the department.
IRB Info
IRB Applications
Start at Regulatory Management (IRB, IBC, etc.) here
- If this is for a study with a Faculty member as the PI - the PI needs to create the application and add you as part of the project team. You will then have access to fill out the application. Note: the PI must also be the one to submit the application.
- If you have questions regarding the process please contact Elaine Kanka (see contact info below in the IRB on the road section)
IRB Umbrella Application
Purpose:
The purpose of the Umbrella application is when you need IRB approval for a pending proposal or if you have a project where the human subjects part of the project is later in the grant. This application is to approve the basic concept of the research and then give you more time to develop the detailed documents (such as informed consent forms) when you are closer to actually implementing the human subjects piece(s) of the project. Please note this umbrella is just preliminary approval. You must go back to the IRB with the detailed documentation for full approval before you can do any research involving human subjects.
Instructions:
- Go to eResearch and log in to the Regulatory Management System
- Create a new study (tab is on the left navigation bar)
- Fill out the first part of the application as normal
- When you get to question 1-1.2 which asks about the application type, select "not for immediate use of human subjects"
- Proceed from there
Items Needed:
- PAF (Proposal Approval Form)
- You can find this in the eResearch Proposal Management System or contact the research office for an electronic copy.
- Submitted Proposal
- DRDA number
- This number will be on the PAF, but you can always contact the research office for this number.
Upcoming IRB On-the-Road Dates
Elaine Kanka, our IRB representative, will be visiting SI North on the second Wednesday of each month during the Winter term from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. Look for an email reminder one week in advance to sign-up for a meeting time.
- January 13th
- February 10th
- March 10th
- April 14th
You can contact Elaine at any time with IRB related questions:
- mekanka@umich.edu
- Phone: 734 615-8427
PEERS Certification
PEERRS consists of educational modules and short tests covering basic rules, procedures and professional norms for the responsible conduct of research by anyone involved in research and scholarship at the University of Michigan. PEERRS Overview and FAQs
Concur System and New Travel Policy
The new Travel and Expense policy becomes effective on October 15th. This completes work that University administrators had started last year to update the policy in a manner that would increase consistency and compliance across the University.
Central Finance is also implementing Concur, a new software application that will facilitate the Travel & Expense policy changes, and automate the expense reporting and travel booking processes. SI will be participating in the pilot, which also goes live October 15th.
Overview of Changes:
- Expense reports must be submitted within 45 calendar days from the end of the trip or the hosted event, or within 45 calendar days from the transaction date for purchase of supplies or other out of pocket expenses. Expenses submitted in excess of 45 calendar days will not be reimbursed. Expenses will be submitted by the traveler in the Concur system.
- The implementation of per diem rates for travel meals and incidentals. Travelers are limited to federal per diem amounts, currently ranging between $64 for high cost cities and $39 for other cities (www.gsa.gov).
- Only Hosted meal limits will remain at $25 Breakfast, $25 Lunch, and $55 Dinner.
- Flights must be booked at least 14 days in advance unless an acceptable business purpose justification for the booking delay is provided.
- Travelers should select the least expensive lodging option available taking into consideration proximity to the business destination and safety. They (or their designee) must inquire about the government rate, Big 10 consortium rate or the conference lodging rate and select the lowest.
- The University generally does not reimburse local in-town mileage (i.e., travel between university buildings on the same campus for meetings), parking/tolls or commuting costs (i.e., the costs associated with driving a car between home and the normal place of work or business)
Travel and Expense Policy FAQs
Concur Travel and Expense System FAQs
